The US government will no longer track how it spends money on forest roads

The Federal Highway Administration is getting rid of its rules for the Forest Highway Program. This means the agency will stop tracking how it spends money on roads in national forests.

For decades, the Forest Highway Program was a specific line item, with its own rules and reporting. Now, federal money for these roads will be folded into a larger, more general highway program. This makes it harder to see exactly how much is spent on forest roads, or how those projects are prioritized.